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New York Times, Saturday, May 1, 2021

Author:
Ryan McCarty
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Deep-fried British treat wrapped with sausage and bread crumbs
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Ryan McCarty

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 32Missing: {JQ}
Ryan McCarty notes:
This grid came about after some noodling on variations of this stupidly crazy wide open grid pattern I liked (I'm a sucker for open ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
It's rare to find a crossword niche. It's even rarer to be one of the few people who have mastered said niche. Ryan is not only the ... read more
Jim Horne notes:
The Seattle Mariners were victims of an unassisted triple play that completely fooled the announcers: ... read more
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© 2021, The New York Times5/1/21 ( No. 26,107 )
Across
1
Like faces around a campfire at night : UPLIT
6
One whose business is home-based? : UMP
9
Part of a diplomatic address, maybe : MADAM
14
Spot for an umbrella : BEACH
15
Pickup line? : NEEDARIDE
17
Perfectly timed : ONCUE
18
Fluffy four-footed friend : ANGORACAT
19
Fire ___ : ANT
20
Smart remarks? : OWS
22
Popular camp assemblies : SMORES
23
Aid in preventing a soup stain, maybe : TIECLASP
26
Passes : ENACTS
28
They're worn on the road : BALDTIRES
30
Seljuk Empire citizen : TURK
31
Cozy chairs for pairs : LOVESEATS
33
Word with base or combat : PAY
34
Side dish in Cajun cuisine : DIRTYRICE
36
Vaccine target : ARM
39
Acute bronchitis, familiarly : CHESTCOLD
41
Bill : BEAK
43
Motif in much Christian art : ADORATION
45
Squirt-squirt-squirt-squirt : SPRITZ
47
Screwballs : NUTCASES
49
W.W. I headgear : TINHAT
51
"It's just OK" : MEH
52
With 60-Across, East Asian cuisine style : HOT
53
Print source : FINGERTIP
55
Go off with a hitch? : ELOPE
57
Former home of the San Antonio Spurs : ALAMODOME
58
"Ha, fell right into my trap!" : GOTEM
59
Neuter : DESEX
60
See 52-Across : POT
61
Sudden blasts : GUSTS
Down
1
In-depth subject for a war historian? : UBOAT
2
Tip with ink : PENNIB
3
Milk-producing : LACTEAL
4
Frequent setting on "Chicago Med" : ICU
5
Historic London venue : THEOLDVIC
6
___ triple play, baseball feat rarer than a perfect game : UNASSISTED
7
Chaps : MEN
8
Cello quartet : PEGS
9
Comedian Marc : MARON
10
Peak overlooking Armenia's capital : ARARAT
11
Backgammon accessory : DICECUP
12
2019 sci-fi film starring Brad Pitt : ADASTRA
13
Came across : MET
16
Break : DOMESTICATE
21
Where many a drive ends, unfortunately : WATERHAZARD
24
Hunk : CLOD
25
Pursues for food, say : PREYSON
27
Hit high in the air : SKY
29
Old-timey hearing aid : EARTRUMPET
32
Deep-fried British treat wrapped with sausage and bread crumbs : SCOTCHEGG
35
Essayist who wrote "Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever lays one down without a feeling of disappointment" : ELIA
36
Focus of middle management? : ABS
37
Skink or gecko : REPTILE
38
Places where things are all tied up? : MARINAS
40
Throw back some Jack, say : DOSHOTS
42
Checkers cry : KINGME
44
Online companion animal : NEOPET
46
2021 Chinese zodiac sign : THEOX
48
Inhibits : STEMS
50
Classic moonroof alternative : TTOP
53
44-Downs, once : FAD
54
Online qualifier : IMO
56
___ Hoover, first lady before Eleanor Roosevelt : LOU

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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